# HG changeset patch # User Alain Mazy # Date 1644307951 -3600 # Node ID c86920e3012e14edc487b3a7a15dd45608927a9b # Parent 71492ec8af49bd8eef7f78c2db83beb89d6ed1c7 donations diff -r 71492ec8af49 -r c86920e3012e Sphinx/source/faq/donations.rst --- a/Sphinx/source/faq/donations.rst Mon Jan 24 14:01:39 2022 +0100 +++ b/Sphinx/source/faq/donations.rst Tue Feb 08 09:12:31 2022 +0100 @@ -3,18 +3,15 @@ How can I donate money to the project? ====================================== -The Orthanc project **does not accept donations for now**. We think -it's a poor business model for running an open source project as it -suggests the developers are working for charity. +Since February 2022, you are invited to fund the Orthanc project +through its `Open Collective `__ +page. The funds collected there will help us maintain Orthanc, +release new features and answer questions on the Orthanc Users Group. If you are a **commercial company** that builds upon the Orthanc -ecosystem for your own products, please contribute by buying the +ecosystem for your own products, you may also contribute by buying the :ref:`professional services offered by our community -`. - -If you want to **help the project financially as an end-user**, you -can approach some of the companies offering commercial support for -Orthanc and engage their services. Doing so creates a healthy +`. Doing so creates a healthy ecosystem around the project where companies are encouraged to contribute their resources to improve the project to create a larger pool of potential customers wanting their services. A :ref:`list of diff -r 71492ec8af49 -r c86920e3012e Sphinx/source/users/support.rst --- a/Sphinx/source/users/support.rst Mon Jan 24 14:01:39 2022 +0100 +++ b/Sphinx/source/users/support.rst Tue Feb 08 09:12:31 2022 +0100 @@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ open-source tools, use the `Orthanc Users discussion forum `__. -2. If you need an **additional feature or a dedicated development**, - and if you are ready to pay, `get in touch with Osimis +2. If you need an **additional feature implemented in Orthanc**, + and if you are ready to pay, get in touch with `Osimis `__, the commercial partner of - the Orthanc project. + the Orthanc project or with `Alain Mazy `__. 3. If you are not able to reproduce an issue by yourself, if you are looking for personalized help related to deployments/training/...,